Happy Local Food Week!
Posted: June 3, 2019
Categories: GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Ontario
Ontario’s 6th annual Local Food Week is here, taking place this year from June 3rd to June 9th!
It’s a week to celebrate our local farmers and all of the good, delicious, nutritious things that are grown, produced and processed in Ontario.
Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, kicked off the province’s Local Food Week in Mississauga by celebrating a new Local Food Champions program, which recognizes individuals, organizations and businesses who have demonstrated leadership in putting local food on Ontario family tables. Read more here.
To celebrate Local Food Week, be sure to buy, eat and drink local! You can start by finding a farmers’ market and local food near you using OntarioFresh.ca or Ontario Farm Fresh.